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ISBN 13 | 9780190858070 |
ISBN 10 | 0190858079 |
Author | Associate Professor Vijaya Nagarajan |
Language | English |
Book Description | Every day millions of Tamil women in southeast India wake up before dawn to create a new kolam, an ephemeral but highly elaborate ritual design made with rice flour, on the thresholds of homes, businesses, and temples. This thousand-year-old ritual w |
About the Author | Vijaya Nagarajan is an associate professor in the Department of Theology/Religious Studies and in the Program of Environmental Studies at the University of San Francisco and writes about Hinduism, gender, and ecology. She is active in the American Academy of Religion and in the environmental movements in the United States. |
Publication Date | 2018-11-09 |
Number of Pages | 336 pages |
Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India- An Exploration of the Kolam